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  • C08G—MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED OTHERWISE THAN BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING UNSATURATED CARBON-TO-CARBON BONDS
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Definitions

• the invention relates to a process for the production of rigid polyurethane foams by reacting polyisocyanates with compounds having at least two hydrogen atoms reactive with isocyanate groups.
• Rigid polyurethane foams have been known for a long time and are mainly used for heat and cold insulation, e.g. in cooling devices, in hot water storage tanks, in district heating pipes or in construction, for example in sandwich elements. A together
• DE19630787 describes polyurethanes with improved curing through the use of amine-containing polyols.
• CA 2135352 describes polyurethanes with good demolding behavior by using a polyol started with sucrose.
• the demolding is improved by using a mixture of 1,3,5-tris (3-aminopropyl) hexahydro-s-triazine, 45 pentamethyldiethylenetriamine, bis (2-dimethylaminoethyl) ether as catalysts.
• good removal is achieved by using a mixture of aromatic polyester alcohols with a hydroxyl number in the range between 405-500 mgKOH / g and a functionality of 2 to 3 and polyether alcohols based on TDA and propylene oxide and / or butylene oxide with a Hydroxyl number between 300-450 mgKOH / g and a functionality of 3 to 4.
• sucrose-alkylene oxide polyol with a molecular weight of more than 300 and a functionality of more than 3.
• JP 02180916 good demolding is achieved by means of an aromatic polyesterol with a functionality between 2, 2 and 3.6, and a hydroxyl number between 200 and 550 mgKOH / g, produced by esterification of an aromatic polycarboxylic acid with diethylene glycol and a trifunctional alcohol.
• both foams for use in refrigerators and sandwich elements are either worked with modified catalysis and / or with highly functional or self-reactive amine-started polyols with a high hydroxyl number in order to achieve a high degree of crosslinking and thus faster curing.
• reaction mixture Flowability of the reaction mixture, so that a higher amount of material is required to fill a cavity (e.g. a mold or a refrigerator housing).
• a cavity e.g. a mold or a refrigerator housing.
• the object of the invention was to provide rigid polyurethane foams which are notable for good curing and mold release properties with optimum flow behavior and good mechanical properties, in particular good compressive strength.
• the polyol component consists partly or completely of graft polyols.
• the invention thus relates to a process for the production of rigid polyurethane foams by reacting
• polyisocyanates with b) compounds with at least two hydrogen atoms reactive with isocyanate groups in the presence of c) catalysts d) blowing agents, characterized in that the compounds containing at least two hydrogen atoms reactive with isocyanate groups contain at least one graft polyol which can be prepared by in situ polymerization of ethylenically unsaturated monomers in polyether alcohols.
• the rigid polyurethane foams produced by the process according to the invention are usually closed-cell, ie the proportion of closed cells in the foam is at least 88%, preferably at least 95%.
• the graft polyols used according to the invention can be used in an amount of up to 100% by weight. It is preferably used in an amount of 0.5 to 70% by weight, based in each case on component b).
• the graft polyols are preferably used in an amount of 3% by weight to 70% by weight, particularly preferably 3% by weight to 50% by weight, in particular in an amount from 3% by weight to 35% by weight, in each case based on the weight of component b).
• the graft polyols are preferably used in an amount of 0.5 to 35% by weight, preferably 0.5 to 25% by weight and in particular 1 to
• the polyol mixtures containing graft polyols are usually not very stable in storage.
• a permanent stirring during machine foaming is preferably carried out in the manufacture of cooling devices.
• an additional component should preferably be formulated from a suitable polyol, such as polypropylene glycols with a molecular weight in the range between 300 and 1500 g / mol, and the graft polyol, which is then phase-stable for weeks to months. This is then added to the other components in the mixing head.
• a suitable polyol such as polypropylene glycols with a molecular weight in the range between 300 and 1500 g / mol
• graft polyol which is then phase-stable for weeks to months. This is then added to the other components in the mixing head.
• the storage stability of the polyol mixtures can be increased further by the presence of conventional silicone stabilizers.
• the graft polyols used for the process according to the invention usually have a hydroxyl number in the range between 20 and 120 mgKOH / g. They can be produced by customary and known processes.
• the graft polyols used according to the invention often also referred to as polymer polyols, are dispersions of polymers, mostly acrylonitrile-styrene copolymers, in a polyether alcohol.
• Graft polyols can be obtained by radical polymerization of the
• Monomers preferably acrylonitrile, styrene and optionally further monomers, a macromer, a moderator using a radical initiator, usually azo or peroxide compounds, in a polyetherol or polyesterol, often referred to as carrier polyol, are prepared as a continuous phase.
• Graft polyols are obtained by in situ polymerization of acrylonitrile, styrene or preferably mixtures of styrene and acrylonitrile, e.g. in a weight ratio of 90:10 to 10:90, preferably 70:30 to 30:70, analogous to the information in German patents 1111394, 1222669 (US 3304273, 3383351, 3523093), 1152536 (GB 1040452) and 1152537 (GB 987618) ,
• Compounds with at least a functionality of 2 to 8, preferably 2 to 6, and an average molecular weight of 300 to 8000, preferably of 300 to 5000 g / mol are used as carrier polyols.
• the hydroxyl number of the poly-hydroxyl compounds is generally 20 to 160 and preferably 28 to 56.
• Macromers also called stabilizers, are linear or branched polyetherols with molecular weights> 1000 g / mol, which contain at least one terminal, reactive olefinic unsaturated group.
• the ethylenically unsaturated group can be reacted with carboxylic acid anhydrides such as maleic anhydride, fumaric acid, acrylate and methacrylate derivatives and isocyanate derivatives such as 3-isopropenyl-1, 1-dimethylbenzyl-isocyanate, isocyanato-ethyl methacrylate existing polyol can be inserted.
• Another route is the preparation of a polyol by alkoxidation of propylene oxide and ethylene oxide using starting molecules with hydroxyl groups and an ethylenic unsaturation.
• Examples of such macromers are described in the patents US 4,390,645, US 5,364,906, EP 0 461 800, US 4997857, US 5358984, US 5990232, WO 01/04178 and US 6013731.
• the macromers are incorporated into the copolymer chain during the radical polymerization. This forms block copolymers with a polyether and a polyacrylonitrile styrene block, which act as phase mediators in the interface between the continuous phase and the dispersed phase suppress agglomeration of the graft polyol particles.
• the proportion of the macromers is usually 1 to 15% by weight, based on the total weight of the monomers used to prepare the graft polyol. 5
• Moderators also referred to as chain transfer agents, are usually used to produce graft polyols.
• chain transfer agents are usually used to produce graft polyols.
• the use and function of these moderators is described, for example, in US Pat. No. 4,689,354, EP 0 365 986, EP 0 510 533
• the moderators reduce the molecular weight of the copolymers that form, thereby reducing the crosslinking between the polymer molecules, which increases the viscosity and the dispersion stability as well
• Moderators that are commonly used to make graft polyols are alcohols,
• mercaptans such as ethanethiol, 1-heptanethiol, 2-0ctanethiol, 1-dodecanethiol, thiophenol, 2-ethylhexylthioglycolate, methylthioglycolate, cyclohexylmercaptan as well as enol ether compounds, morpholines and ⁇ - (benzoyloxy) styrene.
• peroxide or azo compounds such as dibenzoyl peroxides, lauroyl peroxides, t-amylperoxy-2-ethylhexanoates, di-t-butyl peroxides, diisopropyl peroxides carbonates and t-butyl are usually used
• the free-radical polymerization for the preparation of graft polyols is usually carried out at from 45 70 to 150 ° C. and a pressure of up to 20 bar due to the reaction rate of the monomers and the half-life of the initiators.
• Preferred reaction conditions for the production of graft polyols are Temperatures from 80 to 140 ° C, at a pressure from atmospheric to 15 bar.
• the graft polyols used for the process according to the invention can be produced using carrier polyols, the properties of which correspond to conventional and known soft foam polyether alcohols.
• Such polyether alcohols usually have a functionality of 2 to 8 and a hydroxyl number in the range between 20 and 100 mgKOH / g. They are produced by the addition of propylene oxide or mixtures of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide to H-functional starting substances, for example glycerol, trimethylolpropane or glycols such as ethylene glycol or propylene glycol.
• Bases preferably hydroxides of alkali metals, or multimetal cyanide complexes, so-called DMC catalysts, can be used as catalysts for the addition of the alkylene oxides.
• DMC catalysts preferably hydroxides of alkali metals, or multimetal cyanide complexes, so-called DMC catalysts.
• Such graft polyols usually have a hydroxyl number in the range between 10 and 70 mgKOH / g with a solids content of 35 to 60%.
• such polyether alcohols are used as carrier polyols, as are usually used for the production of rigid polyurethane foams.
• Such polyether alcohols usually have a functionality of 2 to 8 and a hydroxyl number in the range between 100 and 800 mgKOH / g.
• Polyfunctional alcohols such as glycerol, trimethylolpropane or sugar alcohols, such as sorbitol, sucrose or glucose, aliphatic amines, such as ethylenediamine, or aromatic amines, such as toluenediamine (TDA), diphenylmethane diamine (MDA) or
• MDA polyphenylene-polymethylene-polyamines
• Propylene oxide or mixtures of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide are used as alkylene oxides.
• Such graft polyols mostly have a hydroxyl number in the range between 60 and 150 mgKOH / g with a solids content of 35 to 60%.
• graft polyols By using such graft polyols, higher crosslinking densities of the polyurethane network can be achieved than with the known graft polyols based on soft foam carrier polyols.
• the graft polyols used according to the invention preferably have a particle size of the polymers of 0.1 ⁇ m to 8 ⁇ m, preferably 0.2 ⁇ m to 4 ⁇ m with a maximum particle size of 0.2 to 3 ⁇ m, preferably 0.2 to 2.0 ⁇ m ,
• the solids content of the graft polyols is usually in a range from 10 to 60% by weight, based on the polyol.
• Such graft polyols preferably used have polyether alcohols with a hydroxyl number between 130 and 240 mgKOH / g, the starting substance of which is vicinal TDA, to which propylene oxide or a mixture of 5 to 12% by weight ethylene oxide and 5 88 to 95% by weight propylene oxide are used as carrier polyols is deposited.
• the graft polyols thus obtained preferably have a hydroxyl number between 70 and 100 mgKOH / g, a solids content between 40 and 55% by weight, based on the total graft polyol.
• a mixture of acrylonitrile and styrene in a weight ratio of 1: 3 to 3: 1, preferably 1: 2, is preferably used as the monomer.
• the carrier polyols used are polyether alcohols with a hydroxyl number in the range between 140 and 240 mgKOH / g, which are produced by
• alkylene oxides in particular propylene oxide or
• graft polyols preferably have a hydroxyl number in the range between 70 and
• the particle size distribution is
• graft polyols can be produced, for example, by mixing graft polyols with monomodal particle size distribution and different particle size in the appropriate ratio, but also by using as
• carrier polyol used in the reaction template a polyol that already contains polymers from olefinically unsaturated monomers.
• the particle size in this embodiment is also in the range described above.
• the graft polyols used according to the invention can be produced in continuous processes and batch processes.
• the synthesis of graft polyols by both methods is known and is described in a number of examples. This is how the synthesis of graft polyols is based on the semi-batch process
• EP 698628 The synthesis of graft polyols by a continuous process is also known and is used, among other things in WO 00/59971, WO 99/31160, US 5955534, US 5496894, US 5364906, US 5268418, US 6143803, EP 0768324.
• Aromatic polyvalent isocyanates are preferably suitable as organic polyisocyanates a).
• TDI 2,4- and 2,6-tolylene diisocyanate
• MDI 4,4'-, 2,4'- and 2,2'-diphenylmethane diisocyanate
• MDI 4,4'-, 2,4'- and 2,2'-diphenylmethane diisocyanate
• MDI 4,4'- and 2,4'-diphenylmethane diisocyanates
• polyphenyl-polymethylene-polyisocyanates mixtures of 4,4'-, 2,4'- and 2,2 '- Diphenylmethane diisocyanates and polyphenyl polymethylene polyisocyanates (raw MDI) and mixtures of raw MDI and tolylene diisocyanates.
• the organic di- and polyisocyanates can be used individually or in the form of mixtures.
• modified polyvalent isocyanates i.e. Products obtained by chemical conversion of organic di- and / or polyisocyanates are used.
• Diisocyanates and / or polyisocyanates containing isocyanurate and / or urethane groups may be mentioned as examples.
• the modified polyisocyanates can optionally be used together or with unmodified organic polyisocyanates such as e.g. 2,4'-, 4,4'-diphenylmethane diisocyanate, crude MDI, 2,4- and / or 2,6-tolylene diisocyanate are mixed.
• reaction products of polyvalent isocyanates with polyvalent polyols and mixtures thereof with other di- and polyisocyanates can also be used.
• Raw MDI with an NCO content of 29 to 33% by weight and a viscosity at 25 ° C in the range from 150 to 1000 Pa.s. has proven particularly useful as an organic polyisocyanate.
• Polyether alcohols and / or polyester alcohols with OH numbers in the range from 100 to 1200 mgKOH / g are used in particular as compounds having at least two hydrogen atoms b) which are reactive toward isocyanate and can be used together with the graft polyols used according to the invention.
• polyester alcohols used together with the graft polyols used according to the invention are usually obtained by condensation of polyfunctional alcohols, preferably diols, with 2 to 12 carbon atoms, preferably 2 to 6 carbon atoms, with polyfunctional carboxylic acids with 2 to 12 carbon atoms, for example succinic acid, glutaric acid, adipic acid, suberic acid, azelaic acid, sebacic acid, decanedicarboxylic acid, maleic acid, fumaric acid and preferably phthalic acid, isophthalic acid, terephthalic acid and the isomeric naphthalic acid, manufactured .
• the polyether alcohols used together with the graft polyols used according to the invention mostly have a functionality between 2 and 8, in particular 3 to 8.
• polyether polyols which are prepared by known processes, for example by anionic polymerization of alkylene oxides in the presence of catalysts, preferably alkali metal hydroxides, are used.
• alkylene oxides used are mostly ethylene oxide and / or propylene oxide, preferably pure 1,2-propylene oxide.
• 8 hydroxyl groups in the molecule are preferably trimethylopropane, glycerol, pentaerythritol, sugar compounds such as, for example, glucose, sorbitol, mannitol and sucrose, polyhydric phenols, resols, such as e.g. oligomeric condensation products from phenol and formaldehyde and Mannich condensates from phenols, formaldehyde and dialkanolamines and melamine.
• sugar compounds such as, for example, glucose, sorbitol, mannitol and sucrose
• polyhydric phenols such as e.g. oligomeric condensation products from phenol and formaldehyde and Mannich condensates from phenols, formaldehyde and dialkanolamines and melamine.
• Aromatic di- and / or polyamines for example phenylenediamines, 2,3-, 2,4-, 3,4- and 2,6-toluenediamine and 4,4'- are preferably used as starting molecules with at least two primary amino groups in the molecule.
• the polyether polyols have a functionality of preferably 3 to 8 and hydroxyl numbers of preferably 100 mgKOH / g to 1200 mgKOH / g and in particular 240 mgKOH / g to 570 mgKOH / g.
• difunctional polyols for example polyethylene glycols and / or polypropylene glycols - with a molecular weight in the range between 500 to 1500 - in the polyol component, the viscosity of the polyol component can be adjusted.
• the compounds with at least two hydrogen atoms b) which are reactive toward isocyanate also include the chain extenders and crosslinking agents which are optionally used.
• the rigid PUR foams can be produced with or without the use of chain extenders and / or crosslinking agents.
• difunctional chain extenders, trifunctional and higher-functional crosslinking agents or, if appropriate, mixtures thereof can prove to be advantageous.
• the chain extenders and / or crosslinking agents used are preferably alkanolamines and in particular diols and / or triols with molecular weights of less than 400, preferably 60 to 300.
• Chain extenders, crosslinking agents or mixtures thereof are advantageously used in an amount of 1 to 20% by weight, preferably 2 to 5% by weight, based on the polyol component b).
• catalysts c Compounds which accelerate the reaction of the isocyanate groups with the groups reactive with isocyanate groups are used in particular as catalysts c).
• catalysts are strongly basic amines, e.g. secondary aliphatic amines, idazoles, amidines, and alkanolamines or organic metal compounds, especially organic tin compounds.
• isocyanurate groups are also to be incorporated into the rigid polyurethane foam, special catalysts are required.
• Metal carboxylates in particular potassium acetate and its solutions, are usually used as isocyanurate catalysts.
• the catalysts can be used alone or in any mixtures with one another.
• blowing agent d Water which reacts with isocyanate groups with elimination of carbon dioxide can preferably be used as blowing agent d).
• So-called physical blowing agents can also be used in combination with or instead of water. These are compounds that are inert to the feed components, which are mostly liquid at room temperature and evaporate under the conditions of the urethane reaction. The boiling point of these compounds is preferably below 50.degree.
• the physical blowing agents also include compounds which are gaseous at room temperature and are introduced or dissolved in the feed components under pressure, for example carbon dioxide, low-boiling alkanes and fluoroalkanes.
• the compounds are mostly selected from the group consisting of alkanes and / or cycloalkanes with at least 4 carbon atoms, dialkyl ethers, esters, ketones, acetals, fluoroalkanes with 1 to 8 carbon atoms, and tetraalkylsilanes with 1 to 3 carbon atoms in the alkyl chain, in particular tetramethylsilane ,
• Examples include propane, n-butane, iso- and cyclobutane, n-, iso- and cyclopentane, cyclohexane, dimethyl ether, methyl ethyl ether, methyl butyl ether, methyl formate, acetone, and fluoroalkanes which can be broken down in the troposphere and therefore are harmless to the ozone layer, such as trifluoromethane, difluoromethane, 1, 1, 1, 3, 3-pentafluorobutane, 1, 1, 1, 1, 3, 3-pentafluoropropane, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2-tetrafluoroethane, difluoroethane and heptafluoro - propane. Hydrocarbons without halogen atoms, in particular pentanes, optionally in a mixture with propane and butanes, are preferably used.
• the physical blowing agents mentioned can be used alone or in any combination with one another.
• the process according to the invention can be carried out in the presence of flame retardants and customary auxiliaries and / or additives and auxiliaries and / or additives.
• Organic phosphoric acid and or phosphonic acid esters can be used as flame retardants. Compounds which are not reactive towards isocyanate groups are preferably used. Chlorine-containing phosphoric acid esters are also preferred compounds.
• Typical representatives of this group of flame retardants are triethyl phosphate, diphenyl cresyl phosphate, tris (chloropropyl) phosphate and diethyl ethane phosphonate.
• Flame retardants containing bromine can also be used. Flame retardants containing bromine are preferably groups which are reactive toward the isocyanate group. X ⁇ -pointing connections used. Such compounds are esters of tetrabromophthalic acid with aliphatic diols and alkoxylation products of dibromobutene diol. Compounds derived from the series of brominated, OH-containing neopentyl compounds can also be used.
• Auxiliaries and / or additives are the substances known per se for this purpose, for example surface-active substances, foam stabilizers, cell regulators, fillers, pigments, dyes, flame retardants, hydrolysis protection agents, antistatic agents, fungistatic and bacteriostatic agents.
• blowing agents used to carry out the process according to the invention can be found, for example, in the Plastics Manual, Volume 7, "Polyurethanes” Carl-Hanser-Verlag Kunststoff, 1st Edition, 1966, 2 3rd edition, 1983 and 3rd edition, 1993.
• the polyisocyanates a) and the compounds having at least two hydrogen atoms reactive with isocyanate groups are reacted in amounts such that the isocyanate index is in a range between 100 and 220, preferably between 115 and 195.
• the rigid polyurethane foams can be produced batchwise or continuously using known mixing devices.
• a higher index preferably up to 350, can also be used in the production of polyisocyanurate foams.
• the rigid PU foams according to the invention are usually produced by the two-component process.
• the compounds are mixed with at least two hydrogen atoms b) which are reactive toward isocyanate groups, with the flame retardants, the catalysts c), the blowing agents d) and the further auxiliaries and / or additives to form a so-called polyol component and these are mixed with the Polyisocyanates or mixtures of the polyisocyanates and optionally blowing agents, also referred to as isocyanate components, brought to reaction.
• the starting components are usually mixed at a temperature of 15 to 35 ° C, preferably 20 to 30 ° C.
• the reaction mixture can be poured into closed support tools using high or low pressure metering machines. After this Technology, for example, sandwich panels are manufactured discontinuously.
• reaction mixture can also be poured or sprayed freely onto surfaces or into open cavities. This method can be used to isolate roofs or complicated containers on site.
• the continuous mixing of the isocyanate component with the polyol component for the production of sandwich or insulation elements on double-belt systems is also a preferred embodiment of the process according to the invention.
• it is common to meter the catalysts and the blowing agents into the pole component via further metering pumps.
• the components used can be divided into up to 8 individual components.
• the foaming recipes, derived from the two-component process, can easily be converted to the processing of multi-component systems.
• the rigid polyurethane foams produced by the process according to the invention are notable for optimal processing properties, in particular good curing. Surprisingly, the rigid polyurethane foams produced by the process according to the invention show a reduced tendency to form cavities.
• the thermal conductivity was determined in accordance with DIN 52 616-77.
• the polyurethane reaction mixture was poured into a shape measuring 22.5 X 22.5 X 22 cm (10% overfill) and, after a few hours, a test specimen measuring 20X20X5 cm was cut from the center.
• the graft polyols were produced by the semi-batch process in a 2 liter autoclave equipped with a 2-stage stirrer, internal cooling coils and an electric heating jacket. Before the start of the reaction, the reactor was filled with a mixture of carrier polyol and macromer, with nitrogen rinsed and heated to synthesis temperature of 125 or 130 ° C. In some syntheses, in addition to the carrier polyol and the macromer, a graft polyol (polyol 28) was also added to the reaction template as seeds. 5
• the remaining part of the reaction mixture consisting of further carrier polyol, initiator, the monomers and the reaction moderator, was placed in at least two metering containers.
• the graft polyols were synthesized by transferring the raw materials
• the metering time for the monomer-moderator mixture was 150 or 180 minutes, while the polyol-initiator mixture was metered into the reactor over 165 or 195 minutes. After another 10 to 30 minutes
• the raw graft polyol was transferred to a glass flask via the bottom drain valve.
• the product was then freed from the unreacted monomers and other volatile compounds at a temperature of 135 ° C. under vacuum ( ⁇ 0.1 mbar).
• the end product was
• a 300 ml stirred reactor with continuous inflow and outflow was used to produce graft polyols by the continuous process under pressure. Before the start of the reaction, the reactor was completely filled with polyol 12 or graft polyol from the previous synthesis and heated to the synthesis temperature of 133.degree. The reaction mixture was provided in two metering containers and pumped into the reactor at the stated metering rates.
• both metering streams were combined using a static in-line mixer.
• the product obtained was discarded.
• the continuous state is usually reached after 10 turn over, corresponds to approx. 3000 ml.
• the reaction mixture was pumped into the reactor through an opening at the bottom, mixed intensively with the material already contained in the reactor by stirring (1500 rpm) and left the reactor via an adjustable, spring-loaded retaining valve on the reactor head.
• the pressure in the reactor was kept at 4 to 10 bar, the reaction temperature being 140 to 145 ° C.
• the now unpressurized raw graft polyol was collected in a glass flask.
• the product was then freed from the unreacted monomers and other volatile compounds at a temperature of 135 ° C. under vacuum ( ⁇ 0.1 mbar).
• the end product was then stabilized with antioxidants.
• Comparative Example 1 (rigid foam for use in cooling devices; hand foaming)
• the foam obtained had a bulk density of 30 g / 1, a thermal conductivity of 20.5 mW / mK and a curing, determined from 20 the average of the measurements for the indentation hardness after 2, 3 and 4 minutes of 135 N.
• the proportion of open Cells was 10%.
• Example 1 (rigid foam for use in cooling devices)
• 35 100 parts by weight of the polyol component were mixed with 113 parts by weight of a mixture of diphenylmethane diisocyanate and polyphenylene polymethylene polyisocyanate with an NCO content of 31.5% by weight and a viscosity of 200 mPas (25 ° C.). This corresponds to a key figure of 132.
• the mixture was created with
• the foam obtained had a bulk density of 30 g / l, a thermal conductivity of 19.2 mW / mK and a curing, determined from 45 the mean of the measurements for the indentation hardness after 2, 3 and 4 minutes of 177 N.
• the proportion of open Cells was 9%. Examples 2 to 6 and Comparative Example 2 were carried out by the same method. The raw materials used and the determined foam properties are shown in Table 1.
• Comparative Example 2 (rigid foam for use in cooling devices; machine foaming)
• polyol 1 From 20 parts by weight of polyol 1, 35.6 parts by weight of a polyether alcohol based on sucrose, pentaerythritol, diethylene glycol and propylene oxide with a hydroxyl number of 400 mgKOH / g (polyol 3), 30 parts by weight of a polyether alcohol from vicinal toluenediamine, ethylene oxide and propylene oxide with a hydroxyl number of 400 mgKOH / g (polyol 4), 7 parts by weight of castor oil, 3 parts by weight of Tegostab B 8467 silicone stabilizer from Degussa, 2.3 parts by weight of water, 0.7 part by weight of dimethylcyclohexyamine, 0.7 part by weight of Lupragen® N301, BASF Aktiengesellschaft, 0.7 parts by weight of Dabco® T from Air Products and 14 parts by weight of cyclopentane were produced by mixing a polyol component.
• 100 parts by weight of the polyol component were mixed with 134 parts by weight of a mixture of diphenylmethane diisocyanate and polyphenylene-polymethylene polyisocyanate with an NCO content of 31.5% by weight and a viscosity of 200 mPas (25 ° C.) in a high-pressure foaming machine Type Puromat® HD 30 (Elastogran GmbH) mixed. This corresponds to a key figure of 122.
• the reaction mixture was injected into a mold of dimensions 200 cm ⁇ 20 cm ⁇ 5 cm (Bosch lance) or 40 cm ⁇ 70 cm ⁇ 9 cm and allowed to foam there.
• reaction mixture 100 parts by weight of the polyol component were mixed with 114 parts by weight of a mixture of diphenylmethane diisocyanate and polyphenylene-polymethylene polyisocyanate with an NCO content of 31.5% by weight and a viscosity of 200 mPas (25 ° C.). This corresponds to a characteristic number of 125.
• the reaction mixture was injected into a mold of dimensions 200 cm ⁇ 20 cm ⁇ 5 cm or 40 cm ⁇ 70 cm ⁇ 9 cm and allowed to foam there.
• a polyol component was produced from the starting materials listed in Tables 3, 4 and 5 and in the specified mixing ratio on a double-belt system with a mixture of diphenylmethane diisocyanate and polyphenylene-polymethylene-polyisocyanate with an NCO content of 31.0% by weight and a viscosity of 520 mPas (25 ° C) to produce a sandwich element with a thickness of 80 mm or 120 mm.
• the raw materials used and the properties of the sandwich elements are listed in Tables 3 to 5.
• Polyol 1 polyether alcohol based on sorbitol, propylene oxide, hydroxyl number: 500 mgKOH / g
• Polyol 2 polyether alcohol based on sucrose, glycerol and propylene oxide, hydroxyl number: 490 mgKOH / g
• Polyol 3 polyether alcohol based on sucrose, pentaerythritol, diethylene glycol and propylene oxide, hydroxyl number: 400 mgKOH / g
• Polyol 4 polyether alcohol from vicinal toluenediamine, ethylene oxide and propylene oxide, hydroxyl number: 400 mgKOH / g
• Polyol 5 polyether alcohol based on sucrose, diethylene glycol and propylene oxide, hydroxyl number: 440 mgKOH / g
• Polyol 6 polyether alcohol based on propylene glycol and propylene oxide, hydroxyl number: 105 mgKOH / g
• Polyol 7 polyether alcohol based on sorbitol and propylene oxide, hydroxyl number: 340 mgKOH / g
• Polyol 8 polyester alcohol based on technical dimer fatty acid, glycerol, hydroxyl number: 400 mgKOH / g
• Polyol 9 polyether alcohol based on ethylenediamine and propylene oxide, hydroxyl number: 770 mgKOH / g
• Polyol 10 polyether alcohol based on propylene glycol and propylene oxide, hydroxyl number: 250 mgKOH / g
• Polyol 11 polyester alcohol made from adipic acid, phthalic anhydride, oleic acid and 1, 1, 1-trimethylolpropane, hydroxyl number 385 mgKOH / g
• Polyol 12 polyether alcohol based on glycerin, ethylene oxide and propylene oxide, hydroxyl number: 35 mgKOH / g
• Polyol 13 polyether alcohol based on trimethylolpropane and propylene oxide, hydroxyl number: 160 mgKOH / g
• Polyol 14 polyether alcohol based on toluenediamine, ethylene oxide and propylene oxide, hydroxyl number: 160 mgKOH / g
• Polyol 15 polyether alcohol based on glycerin, ethylene glycol, ethylene oxide and propylene oxide, hydroxyl number: 48 mgKOH / g
• Polyol 16 monofumarate ester with a hydroxyl number of 18.8 mgKOH / g and a viscosity of 7400 mPas, produced by reacting maleic anhydride with a polyol based on trimethylolpropane, propylene oxide and ethylene oxide with a hydroxyl number of 26.6 mgKOH / g.
• Polyol 20 graft polyol with a hydroxyl number of 60.2 mgKOH / g, a solids content of 60% by weight and a viscosity at 25 ° C.
• Polyol 21 Graft polyol with a hydroxyl number of 77 mgKOH / g, a solids content of 52% by weight and a viscosity at 25 ° C. of 42000 mPa-s, produced by in situ polymerization of acrylonitrile and styrene in a mass ratio of 1: 2 in a carrier polyol based on vicinal toluenediamine, ethylene oxide and propylene oxide, hydroxyl number: 160 mgKOH / g
• Polyol 22 Graft polyol with a hydroxyl number of 20 mgKOH / g, a solids content of 45% by weight and a viscosity at 25 ° C of 9000 mPa-s, produced by in situ polymerization of acrylonitrile and styrene in a mass ratio of 1: 2 in a carrier polyol based on glycerin, propylene oxide and ethylene oxide with a hydroxyl number of 35 mgKOH / g
• Polyol 23 graft polyol with a hydroxyl number of 91 mgKOH / g, a solids content of 41 wt .-% and a viscosity at 25 ° C of 3000 mPa-s, produced by in situ polymerization acrylonitrile and styrene in a mass ratio of 1: 2 in one Carrier polyol based on trimethylolpropane and propylene oxide, hydroxyl number: 160 mgKOH / g.
• Polyol 24 Graft polyol with a hydroxyl number of 20 mgKOH / g, a solids content of 45% by weight and a viscosity at 25 ° C of 9000 mPa-s, produced by in situ polymerization of acrylonitrile and styrene in a mass ratio of 1: 2 in a carrier polyol based on trimethylolpropane and propylene oxide, hydroxyl number: 35 mgKOH / g
• Polyol 27 graft polyol with a hydroxyl number of 26 mgKOH / g, a solids content of 45 wt .-% and a viscosity at 25 ° C of 6000 mPa-s, produced by in situ polymerization acrylonitrile and styrene in a mass ratio of 1: 2 in one Carrier polyol based on glycerin, ethylene glycol and propylene oxide and ethylene oxide, hydroxyl number: 48 mgKOH / g
• Polyol 28 Graft polyol with a hydroxyl number of 28.4 mgKOH / g, a solids content of 41% and a viscosity at 25 ° C of 4500 mPa-s, produced by in situ polymerization acrylonitrile and styrene in a mass ratio of 1: 2 in one Carrier polyol based on glycerin and monoetylene glycol, ethylene oxide and propylene oxide, hydroxyl number: 48 mgKOH / g

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